Anyone know of a good aligment shop in Raleigh that is affordable and reputable? My tacoma is pulling to the left like a mofo these days.

10/11/2005 1:48:18 PM

slowblack96 is the best alignment guy on the east coast

10/11/2005 2:04:27 PM

^ i heard that SAME thing..

10/11/2005 2:08:14 PM

http://www.mmautowerks.com

best place in the triangle.

10/11/2005 2:10:59 PM

^ill second that. keven just gave me the mad hookup yo on some used tires to get me through VIR. real good guy. its almost fun to go to him because you can hang out and talk about cars for a bit while he works on your car.

10/11/2005 2:13:04 PM

I have to get my rex aligned by hand due to the extreme offset of the rear wheel and camber I have em set at. Got it done at a place down 401 in garner by some country folk, but I'll be damned if it wasnt the best job I have ever seen especially considering the price. Let me know if you want me to hunt the name of the place down.

10/11/2005 2:16:59 PM

i would have to say digital chassis is probably the best around.. but its expensive and it takes a while to get in there.

10/11/2005 2:59:15 PM

bah I just take my shit to Sears... and I have a camber adjuster and everything. They have a 6 month/6,000 mile warranty, so I take it back every once in a while in case those potholes on Hillsborough street fucked me up.

10/11/2005 3:39:06 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions

10/11/2005 4:47:58 PM

does slowback96 have his own shop?

10/11/2005 4:48:41 PM

I'm thinking about taking mine to firestone for the lifetime alignment service plan. Does anyone have experience or helpful information about this?

Also, would there be alternatives other than the places stated above? I'm still trying to find a good place for a good price. thanks!

1/6/2006 3:55:21 PM

dont know how you can tell a good alignment guy from another.

i mean, you tell them the specs you want. and they dial it in.

unless its their first time, i dont see one guy being the best and another sucking.

just go to any shop.

1/6/2006 6:49:01 PM

haha

1/6/2006 7:27:08 PM

baonest does have a point. Computer alignments are a snap to do...I used to do 'em when I worked with Penske back about 8 years ago.

I hated getting a fullsize Chevy or something similar that I had to shim.

Most of the time, though, it was "set the toe and let 'er go" because everything else was fixed...unless you wanted to get medieval with a BFH!

1/6/2006 7:33:00 PM

I love "toe'n Go" allignments
I hate the damn old trucks that come in.
Agreeing with the others, with a computer allignment, it makes no difference where you go. Unless they offer that pay more and we will warranty the alligment. That is some stupid shit for them, and great for those of us who are hard on our cars.

1/6/2006 7:35:49 PM

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""set the toe and let 'er go""

thats the industry standard, and honsetly that all that 8 out of 10 cars is gonna need.

1/6/2006 7:41:31 PM

i mean hell. ive seen our alignment guy do a ton of alignments. ive never done one, but im sure i can get on that machine and figure some shit out and tell you ill charge like $10.

your shit might fall apart. but $10 is a good deal ya

1/6/2006 8:53:52 PM

really, any place where the tech isnt an idiot can get it in spec.

[Edited on January 9, 2006 at 2:25 AM. Reason : -]

1/9/2006 2:24:37 AM

merchants has a good deal where you pay pike 20 or 30 more and get a two-three year warranty...all you can eat

1/9/2006 2:53:24 AM

craig at merchant's tire and auto off of blueridge and glenwood.

[Edited on January 9, 2006 at 4:43 AM. Reason : i have the 5 year warranty, it's been worth it.]

1/9/2006 4:42:43 AM

you guys act like alignments are rocket science or something. the fucking machines tell you what to adjust, where it is, what tool you need, and have a video of the adjustment if you still dont get it. just find the cheapest place.

1/9/2006 8:14:13 AM

and most people still can not do it.

1/9/2006 12:47:01 PM

^HAHAHAHA....the painful truth is that you've got a major point there, especially with geniuses that don't understand the relationships between caster, camber, wheel setback, toe, etc.

But most of the time, like we all know, it's "set the toe and let'er go." And that's easy enough. Throw one of the others into the equation, and a lot of folks are lost.

1/9/2006 12:49:53 PM

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"bah I just take my shit to Sears... and I have a camber adjuster and everything. They have a 6 month/6,000 mile warranty, so I take it back every once in a while in case those potholes on Hillsborough street fucked me up."

Anyone know what the limits of coverage on these warranties are? My front tires are completely fucked up, so I damn sure need to get my shit aligned before I get them replaced. However, probably in the next few months I'll be replacing my front air struts, and I imagine getting re-aligned after that would be a good idea, so if I don't have to pay twice that would be ideal.

1/9/2006 1:31:20 PM

as long as you are within the alignment warranty, you can get it redone as often as you want.

1/9/2006 3:59:17 PM

any NGR will do it

--baonest

1/9/2006 4:38:18 PM

sears may say that since you have had suspension work done you voided your warranty.

1/9/2006 5:50:35 PM

i learned on, and have most of my time doing alignments on an ANCIENT hunter string machine. not only are there no videos to tell you how to do anything, all the specs have to be manually input and it may or may not even work depend on how the wind is blowing.

[Edited on January 9, 2006 at 9:55 PM. Reason : get bent]

1/9/2006 9:54:02 PM